''The Final Enemy'' is an adventure module for the ''

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written by Dave Browne with Don Turnbull set in the ''

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Plot summary

''The Final Enemy'' is an underwater adventure in which the player characters attack the lair of a species of fish-like monstrous humanoids called sahuagin. After identifying the evil creatures, which have massed in force and organized as a threat to the village of Saltmarsh, the player characters have the opportunity to thwart the creatures' plans and ensure the safety of the little town.

Publication history

''The Final Enemy'' was written by Dave J. Browne with Don Turnbull, with art by

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, and was published by TSR in 1983 as a 48-page booklet with an outer folder. It was designed and developed in the

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, and was intended for characters of 3rd–5th level. The module was the third and final module in the ''Saltmarsh'' series, presenting the climactic events in an underwater campaign of three related adventures set in the town of

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which began in '' The Sinister Secret of Saltmarsh'' and continued in '' Danger at Dunwater''.Review at RPGnet
Retrieved on November 27, 2008.

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References

Greyhawk modules Role-playing game supplements introduced in 1983 {{Greyhawk-stub